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The long-awaited commercially meaningful trade has now commenced under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as stakeholders gathered on Friday evening at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, to launch the AfCFTA Guided Trade Initiative.     The Guided Trade Initiative, which seeks to test AfCFTA’s operational, institutional,…

The 2nd African Forum on Mining (AFM2022) commenced on Monday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which also marks the launch of the second phase of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC). AMDC is the AU’s specialized agency mandated to provide strategic operational support and coordination for the implementation of the African…

The Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), an advisory organ of the African Union, recently launched the 2nd edition of its Young Africans Writing Contest (YAWC22) as well as a Policy Booklet on the Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA).         By Stephen Enoch YAWC22 was launched…

The launch of the African Union on July 9, 2002, was met with great optimism. The AU has since accomplished much to unlock Africa’s potential and secure prosperity, but there is more to do.     The African Union marks its 20th anniversary on Saturday. In the two decades since…

Ahead of the 41st Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council and the 4th AU – Regional Economic Communities (RECs) Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYCM), to be held July 17 in Lusaka, Zambia, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of the AU, the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) has…

Between June 27 and July 1, the Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry, and Minerals (ETTIM) of the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Africa Business Council (AfBC) and All Africa Association for SMEs (AAASME), hosted the first-ever African Union Annual SME Forum, in Cairo, Egypt. The International…

A fortnight ago, a delegation from YouLead Africa and its affiliated entities i.e the Independent Continental Youth Advisory Council on AfCFTA (ICOYACA) and the Africa Under 40 CEOs Network (AFRICEN), was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for bilateral and multilateral engagements.       YouLead Africa, Africa’s flagship youth leadership program,…

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (the German Agency for International Cooperation) launched a series of regional civil society sensitization forums on the African Union Continental Free Movement Protocol (FMP).     By Adam Alqali The maiden Africa…

Despite its impact on people’s health and economic wellbeing, sanitation often comes at the tail end of discussions on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).       In Senegal’s new, lake-side city of Diamniadio, 40 kilometers outside of Dakar, global water and sanitation stakeholders were gathered at the 15,000-seater Dakar…

To foster intra-African electronic trade amongst women and youths under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the COMESA Federation of Women in Business (COMFWB) and the African Electronic Trade (AeTrade) Group last week, jointly launched Sokokuu, Africa’s premier e-commerce portal, to traders in COMESA region.     By Stephen…